 | William Hill (Lecturer.) - 1833 - 140 σελίδες
...attention to the use of which, will shew you that they belong to the same class of words as THE. 8. The is called the definite article because it defines or points out what particular thing is meant. But does not this or that point out the thing it speaks of as clearly... | |
 | George Smallfield - 1838 - 80 σελίδες
...placed before man, angel, or hour, it points out not a particular, but one or any man, angel, or hour. The is called the definite article, because it defines, or points out, precisely what person or thing is meant. If the man, the horse, or the garden, is mentioned, the reader... | |
 | 1851 - 922 σελίδες
...sentences. It is quite amusing to see one grammarian after another devoutly repeat the prescribed phrase, " The is called the definite article, because it defines or points out some particular person or thing ... i: ...... .• t„, n«, ' tIlft horsp. ;sa noble animal.' ''... | |
 | miss Elizabeth Warren - 1850 - 92 σελίδες
...book ; that means, any book ; but when I wish for some particular book, I make use of the article the. The is called the definite article, because it defines or points out some particular person or thing. With regard to the indefinite article a or an : a is always placed... | |
 | 1852 - 432 σελίδες
...sentences. It is quite amusing to see one grammarian after another devoutly repeat the prescribed phrase, " The is called the definite article, because it defines or points out some particular person or thing referred to; as, 'the horse is a noble animal'" (p. 213). Mr. Harrison... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1857 - 206 σελίδες
...When we say a man, do we refer to a particular man 1 No ; to any man. What is the called, and why 7 THE is called the definite article, because it defines or points out a particular object. What is an or a called, and why 7 AN or A is called the indefinite article, because... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1858 - 204 σελίδες
...particular man. When we say a man, do we refer to a particular man 7 What is the called, and why 1 THE is called the definite article, because it defines or points out a particular object. What is an or a called, and why 1 AN or A is called the indefinite article, because... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1862 - 204 σελίδες
...An or A. When we say the man, what do we mean 7 Some particular man. What is the called, and why 1 THE is called the definite article, because it defines or points out a particular object. What is an or a called, and why t Ay or A is called the indefinite article, because... | |
 | John Vickers (of Blakesley grammar sch.) - 1866 - 234 σελίδες
...their signification ; as, A boy brought me the letter — not the little boy that was here yesterday. The is called the Definite Article, because it defines or points out some particular noun. A, which is written an before a vowel, is called the Indefinite Article, because... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - 1868 - 204 σελίδες
...particular man. When we say a man, do we refer to a particular man 1 What is the called, and why 7 THE is called the definite article, because it defines or points out a particular object. What is an or a called, and why 7 • AN or A is called the indefinite article,... | |
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AN or A is called the indefinite article, because it does not define or point out any particular object. 
